Diploma in Oracle Programming via Online Distance Learning

Diploma in Oracle Programming via Online Distance Learning

The IT industry has shown a significant increase in demand for IT Professionals that are skilled in Oracle Programming and SQL in recent years.

Our Diploma in Oracle Programming course provides you with the skillset you will need to develop and manage high performance Oracle Databases to a professional standard using SQL. You’ll quickly master the concepts you need to develop and manage Oracle databases effectively as well as learn how to configure the Oracle Server and Client software.

The course covers the objectives for the Oracle Database SQL Expert exam.

This course is designed to help novices become literate in Oracle Programming and experienced programmers become highly-skilled Oracle developers.

Restricting and Sorting Data

Limiting Rows Using a Selection; Limiting the Rows Selected; Using the WHERE Clause; Character Strings and Dates; Comparison Conditions; Using Comparison Conditions; Other Comparison Conditions; Using the BETWEEN Condition; Using the IN Condition; Using the LIKE Condition; Using the NULL Conditions; Logical Conditions; Using the AND Operator; Using the OR Operator; Using the NOT Operator; Rules of Precedence; ORDER BY Clause; Sorting in Descending Order; Sorting by Column Alias; Sorting by Multiple Columns

Single-Row Functions

SQL Functions; Two Types of SQL Functions; Single-Row Functions; Character Functions; Case Manipulation Functions; Using Case Manipulation Functions; Character-Manipulation Functions; Using the Character-Manipulation Functions; Number Functions; Using the ROUND Function; Using the TRUNC Function; Using the MOD Function; Working with Dates; Arithmetic with Dates; Using Arithmetic Operators with Dates; Date Functions; Using Date Functions; Overview; Conversion Functions; Implicit Data-Type Conversion; Explicit Data-Type Conversion; Using the TO_CHAR Function with Dates; Elements of the Date Format Model; Using the TO_CHAR Function with Dates;
Using the TO_CHAR Function with Numbers; Using the TO_NUMBER and TO_DATE Functions; RR Date Format; Example of RR Date Format; Nesting Functions; General Functions; NVL Function; Using the NVL Function; Using the NVL2 Function; Using the NULLIF Function; Using the COALESCE Function; Conditional Expressions; The CASE Expression; Using the CASE Expression; The DECODE Function; Using the DECODE Function

Displaying Data from Multiple Tables

Obtaining Data from Multiple Tables; Cartesian Products; Generating a Cartesian Product; Types of Joins; Joining Tables Using Oracle Syntax; What Is an Equijoin?; Retrieving Records with Equijoins; Additional Search Conditions Using the AND Operator; Qualifying Ambiguous Column Names; Using Table Aliases; Joining More than Two Tables; Nonequijoins; Retrieving Records with Nonequijoins; Outer Joins; Outer Joins Syntax; Using Outer Joins; Self Joins; Joining a Table to Itself; Joining Tables Using SQL: 1999 Syntax; Creating Cross Joins; Creating Natural Joins; Retrieving Records with Natural Joins; Creating Joins with the USING Clause; Retrieving Records with the USING Clause; Creating Joins with the ON Clause; Retrieving Records with the ON Clause; Creating Three-Way Joins with the ON Clause; INNER versus OUTER Joins; LEFT OUTER JOIN; RIGHT OUTER JOIN; FULL OUTER JOIN;

Aggregating Data Using Group Functions

What Are Group Functions?; Types of Group Functions; Group Functions Syntax; Using the AVG and SUM Functions; Using the MIN and MAX Functions; Using the COUNT Function; Using the DISTINCT Keyword; Group Functions and Null Values; Using the NVL Function with Group Functions; Creating Groups of Data; Creating Groups of Data: GROUP BY Clause Syntax; Using the GROUP BY Clause; Grouping by More Than One Column; Using the GROUP BY Clause on Multiple Columns; Illegal Queries Using Group Functions; Excluding Group Results; Excluding Group Results: The HAVING Clause; Using the HAVING Clause; Nesting Group Functions

Subqueries

Using a Subquery to Solve a Problem; Subquery Syntax; Using a Subquery; Guidelines for Using Subqueries; Types of Subqueries; Single-Row Subqueries; Executing Single-Row Subqueries; Using Group Functions in a Subquery; The HAVING Clause with Subqueries; What Is Wrong with This Statement?; Will This Statement Return Rows?; Multiple-Row Subqueries; Using the ANY Operator in Multiple-Row Subqueries; Using the ALL Operator in Multiple-Row Subqueries; Null Values in a Subquery

Producing Readable Output with iSQL*Plus and SQL Plus

Substitution Variables; Using the & Substitution Variable; Character and Date Values with Substitution Variables; Specifying Column Names, Expressions, and Text; Defining Substitution Variables; DEFINE and UNDEFINE Commands; Using the DEFINE Command with & Substitution Variable; Using the VERIFY Command; Customizing the iSQL*Plus Environment; SET Command Variables; iSQL*Plus Format Commands; The COLUMN Command; Using the COLUMN Command; COLUMN Format Models; Using the BREAK Command; Using the TTITLE and BTITLE Commands; Creating a Script File to Run a Report;

Manipulating Data

Data Manipulation Language; Adding a New Row to a Table; The INSERT Statement Syntax; Inserting New Rows; Inserting Rows with Null Values; Inserting Special Values; Inserting Specific Date Values; Creating a Script; Copying Rows from Another Table; Changing Data in a Table; The UPDATE Statement Syntax; Updating Rows in a Table; Updating Two Columns with a Subquery; Updating Rows Based on Another Table; Updating Rows: Integrity Constraint Error; Removing a Row from a Table; The DELETE Statement; Deleting Rows from a Table; Deleting Rows Based on Another Table; Deleting Rows: Integrity Constraint Error; Using a Subquery in an INSERT Statement; Using the WITH CHECK OPTION Keyword on DML Statements; Overview of the Explict Default Feature; Using Explicit Default Values; The MERGE Statement; MERGE Statement Syntax; Merging Rows; Database Transactions; Advantages of COMMIT and ROLLBACK Statements; Controlling Transactions; Rolling Back Changes to a Marker; Implicit Transaction Processing; State of the Data Before COMMIT or ROLLBACK; State of the Data After COMMIT; Committing Data; State of the Data After ROLLBACK; Statement-Level Rollback; Read Consistency; Implementation of Read Consistency; Locking; Implicit Locking

Creating and Managing Tables

Database Objects; Naming Rules; The CREATE TABLE Statement; Referencing Another Userís Tables; The DEFAULT Option; Creating Tables; Tables in the Oracle Database; Querying the Data Dictionary; Data Types; Datetime Data Types; TIMESTAMP WITH TIME ZONE Data Type; TIMESTAMP WITH LOCAL TIME Data Type; INTERVAL YEAR TO MONTH Data Type; Creating a Table by Using a Subquery Syntax; Creating a Table by Using a Subquery; The ALTER TABLE Statement; Adding a Column; Modifying a Column; Dropping a Column; The SET UNUSED Option; Dropping a Table; Changing the Name of an Object; Truncating a Table; Adding Comments to a Table;

Creating Views

Database Objects; What Is a View?; Why Use Views?; Simple Views and Complex Views; Creating a View; Retrieving Data from a View; Querying a View; Modifying a View; Creating a Complex View; Rules for Performing DML Operations on a View; Using the WITH CHECK OPTION Clause; Denying DML Operations; Removing a View; Inline Views; Top-n Analysis; Performing Top-n Analysis; Example of Top-n Analysis

Other Database Objects

Database Objects; What Is a Sequence?; The CREATE SEQUENCE Statement Syntax; Creating a Sequence; Confirming Sequences; NEXTVAL and CURRVAL Pseudocolumns; Using a Sequence; Modifying a Sequence; Guidelines for Modifying a Sequence; Removing a Sequence; What Is an Index?; How Are Indexes Created?; Creating an Index; When to Create an Index; When Not to Create an Index; Confirming Indexes; Function-Based Indexes; Removing an Index; Synonyms; Creating and Removing Synonyms

Using SET Operators

The SET Operators; Tables Used in This Lesson; The UNION SET Operator; Using the UNION Operator; The UNION ALL Operator; Using the UNION ALL Operator; The INTERSECT Operator; Using the INTERSECT Operator; The MINUS Operator; SET Operator Guidelines; The Oracle Server and SET Operators; Matching the SELECT Statements; Controlling the Order of Rows

Advanced Subqueries

What Is a Subquery?;Subqueries;Using a Subquery;Multiple-Column Subqueries; Column Comparisons; Pairwise Comparison Subquery;Nonpairwise Comparison Subquery; Using a Subquery in the FROM Clause;Scalar Subquery Expressions;Correlated Subqueries; Using Correlated Subqueries;Using the EXISTS Operator;Using the NOT EXISTS Operator;Correlated UPDATE;Correlated DELETE;The WITH Clause;WITH Clause: Example

Hierarchical Retrieval

Sample Data from the EMPLOYEES Table; Natural Tree Structure; Hierarchical Queries; Walking the Tree; Walking the Tree: From the Bottom Up;Walking the Tree: From the Top Down; Ranking Rows with the LEVEL Pseudocolumn;Formatting Hierarchical Reports Using LEVEL and LPAD; Pruning Branches;

Methods of Training

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Who Should Apply

Anyone working in the IT industry in a senior or support position or those who wish to make a career change to IT. The course will also benefit anyone, who has Database development as part of their job specification.

Qualifications

Successful candidates qualify for the Diploma in Oracle SQL Database Design & Development (Dip. Oracle). The Diploma is awarded at Distinction, Credit or Pass level. The diploma is certified by the Institute of Commercial Management.

On successful completion of this course you will receive a Diploma level qualification that is certified and awarded by the ICM (Institute of Commercial Management)

The Institute of Commercial Management was founded in 1979 and is one of the leading Professional Examination and Certification Bodies in the world today. Fitzwilliam Institute have developed and provided practical skills training courses in liaison with the Institute of Commercial Management qualifications and certifications framework for over 25 years. The Institute of Commercial Management certifications and continual professional development training awards are recognised by leading industries, bodies and professions.

next start date: 22nd February 2019

Duration: You will have full access to online resources and subject expert support for one calendar year. However, you can complete the course in as little as 4 - 6 months, by dedicating 6-8 hours of study per week.

Course Fees: 995.00 EUR

To secure your place on the course the full fee is required. All fees must be paid in full before the course begins. Please note, the full course fees are inclusive of all course materials and certification costs.

Enrolment intake is strictly limited on this course. Early application is advised. Places are allocated on a first come first served basis.

Fitzwilliam Institute closes on Bank Holidays and for a number of days at Christmas and New Year. Fitzwilliam Institute reserves the right to postpone, cancel or alter courses without notice or to change any of the details in this brochure. Fees are not refundable unless the course is cancelled by Fitzwilliam Institute. Distance Learning courses are provided by Fitzwilliam Institute BGLS Ltd.

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